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viitama

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Estonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish viitata. By surface analysis, viit +‎ -ma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈviːtɑmɑ/, [ˈviːtːɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iːtɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: vii‧ta‧ma

Verb

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viitama (da-infinitive viidata) [with allative]

  1. to point (to face in a particular direction or some object; to direct or encourage in a particular direction)
    Synonym: osutama
    Nool viitas paremale.
    The arrow pointed right.
    Perenaine viitas toolile ja palus külalist istuda.
    The mistress pointed towards the chair and asked the guest to sit down.
    1. to suggest, to indicate (to show or manifest by symptoms)
      Sümptomid viitavad kasvajale.
      The symptoms indicate a tumor.
  2. to reference, to cite
    Viitasin oma artiklis ühe ameeriklase pikemale kirjutisele.
    In my article, I cited a longer write-up by an American.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • viitama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • viitama”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009